Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic is rattled
Huge demonstrations led by students calling for elections are proving resilient
As the academic year ends, students must choose whether to graduate this year or go for broke in their push to bring down Aleksandar Vucic. The demonstrations that began in winter have refused to die down and have become a lightning-rod for opposition to the president. Though they have so far failed to topple him, he has failed to snuff them out.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “A Balkan bully on the ropes”
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